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Tohoku University Space Robotics / Space Exploration Lab. Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Prof. Kazuya Yoshida Graduate School of Engineering Associate Prof. Keiji Nagatani Tohoku University, JAPAN Assistant Prof. Yuji Sakamoto Research Associate Hiroki Nakanishi The Space Robotics Laboratory in Tohoku University, Japan, is dedicated to the research on dynamics and control of free-flying space robots and development of lunar/planetary exploration rovers. The lab has contributed to the JAXA’s “ETS- VII” and “Hayabusa” missions. A micro-satellite and other science missions are under the development. Technologies for remote planetary exploration are also applied to the robots for search and rescue operations. The Space Robotics Laboratory in Tohoku University, Japan, is dedicated to the research on dynamics and control of free-flying space robots and development of lunar/planetary exploration rovers. The lab has contributed to the JAXA’s “ETS- VII” and “Hayabusa” missions. A micro-satellite and other science missions are under the development. Technologies for remote planetary exploration are also applied to the robots for search and rescue operations. Orbital Free-Flying Robots Dynamics and control of free-flying space robots are studied for manipulator operation in orbit. In 1999, we have successfully conducted the flight experiments of Japanese ETS-VII space robot. Technologies are being developed for future satellite servicing missions. ETS-VII, a world-first free- flying space robot Japan Experiment Module (JEM) on the Space Station with a manipulator arm A surface mobile robot for maintenance tasks of the Space Station Study for satellite servicing Micro-Satellite Development A 50kg-class micro-satellite “SPRITE-Sat” is now under the development for the scientific observation of hyper-altitude lightning discharge called “Sprite”. The Sprites are recently discovered phenomena, which have the relationship with ground-lightning but their mechanisms are not yet understood. The SPRITE-Sat will provide significant clues to them. Technologies for other space flight missions are also developed and to be demonstrated. Sprite observation from the low Earth orbit Camera pointing control system Hyper-altitude balloon Development of SPRITE-Sat
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Tohoku UniversitySpace Robotics / Space Exploration Lab.
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Prof. Kazuya YoshidaGraduate School of Engineering Associate Prof. Keiji Nagatani Tohoku University, JAPAN Assistant Prof. Yuji Sakamoto
Research Associate Hiroki Nakanishi
The Space Robotics Laboratory in Tohoku University, Japan, is dedicated to the research on dynamics and control of free-flying space robots and development of lunar/planetary exploration rovers. The lab has contributed to the JAXA’s “ETS-VII” and “Hayabusa” missions. A micro-satellite and other science missions are under the development. Technologies for remote planetary exploration are also applied to the robots for search and rescue operations.
The Space Robotics Laboratory in Tohoku University, Japan, is dedicated to the research on dynamics and control of free-flying space robots and development of lunar/planetary exploration rovers. The lab has contributed to the JAXA’s “ETS-VII” and “Hayabusa” missions. A micro-satellite and other science missions are under the development. Technologies for remote planetary exploration are also applied to the robots for search and rescue operations.
Orbital Free-Flying Robots
Dynamics and control of free-flying space robots are studied for manipulator operation in orbit. In 1999, we have successfully conducted the flight experiments of Japanese ETS-VII space robot. Technologies are being developed for future satellite servicing missions.
ETS-VII, a world-first free-flying space robot
Japan Experiment Module (JEM) on the Space Station
with a manipulator arm
A surface mobile robot for maintenance tasks of the Space Station Study for satellite servicing
Micro-Satellite DevelopmentA 50kg-class micro-satellite “SPRITE-Sat” is now under the development for the scientific observation of hyper-altitude lightning discharge called “Sprite”. The Sprites are recently discovered phenomena, which have the relationship with ground-lightning but their mechanisms are not yet understood. The SPRITE-Sat will provide significant clues to them. Technologies for other space flight missions are also developed and to be demonstrated.
Sprite observation from the low Earth orbit
Camera pointing control systemHyper-altitude balloonDevelopment of SPRITE-Sat
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering
Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
The The SSPACE PACE RROBOTICSOBOTICS
LLab.ab.
Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-01, Sendai, 980-8579, JapanTEL/FAX +81-22-795-6992, E-mail: [email protected]
Asteroid Sample-Return Mission “Hayabusa”
In 2005, “Hayabusa”, a Japan’s asteroid sample-return probe successfully conducted scientific observation and touch-down maneuver on the target asteroid, named “Itokawa”. The lab has contributed to this project for the design and evaluation of the sample acquisition mechanism and its motion dynamics. We are continuing on the study of novel robot designs for detailed surface exploration to be used in the future asteroid missions.
Planetary Exploration Rovers / Rescue Robots
Rescue Robots
Mobile robots (rovers) are expected to play a key role in future lunar/planetary exploration missions. Rough terrain mobility and traction control in the loose soil environment are a central focus of our research. Based on solid understanding of the soil/wheel mechanics, path planning and navigation control algorithms have been developed. Such technologies as mapping and localization in the unstructured environment, rough terrain mobility, and teleoperation with time delay, can be applied to the robots for search and rescue operations in response to terrestrial disasters, which are also of our research focus.
Rover test bed “Dune” Rover test bed “El-Dorado II”
Lunar/Planetary Exploration Rovers
Rescue robot test bed“Reddy”
A 3-dimension map of environment obtained
by a laser range sensor
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